André Thome (24 October 1879 – 10 March 1916) was a French politician. He served as a member of the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ...

from 1914 to 1916, representing

Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise () is a former department of France, which encompassed the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. Its prefecture was Versailles and its administrative number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was disbanded in ...

. Thome was killed on 10 March 1916 at Marre, near Chattancourt, during the

Battle of Verdun The Battle of Verdun ( ; ) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front in French Third Republic, France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north ...

. He received the

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posthumously on 23 April 1916.

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1879 births 1916 deaths Politicians from Paris Democratic Republican Alliance politicians Members of the 11th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic French military personnel killed in World War I Recipients of the Legion of Honour {{France-politician-stub